Use of Cells in Therapeutics Product Development

In cell therapy, cells are introduced into the human body to either replace endogenous dead/non-functioning cells or to modulate dysfunctional cellular mechanisms. Since its establishment, cell therapy has been closely linked to regenerative medicine, under the premise that stem cell transfer could potentially restore tissue/organ damage previously considered irreparable. More recently, the therapeutic potential on non-progenitor cell therapy has been more extensively investigated, particularly the anti-cancer potential of immune cell transfer.

Living cells have become a crucial component in the development of therapeutic products, not only in the bio-pharmaceutical industry development but also in traditional drug discovery programs:

Small Molecule

Cell-based assays are used in Small Molecule Drug Discovery to gather information on biological activity, toxicology, molecular mechanisms and off-target effects.

Biologic Molecule

Produced in living cells typically in fed-batch bioreactors. Cell-based assays are critical for immune system monitoring, including effector cell activation, immune checkpoint modulation, and cytokine signaling.

Vaccine/Cell Therapy

The therapy is the living cell. The Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) of those cells including their surface marker expression, secretome, metabolome and other biophysical properties need to be defined to establish QC Release criteria.

Multiparametric Approach to Quality by Design

Bio-specific Antibodies

A poorly controlled assay can cause an manufacturing process to appear out of control or result in invalid or re-test scenarios. QbD decreases the product risk and increases process knowledge using a scientific framework.

Automated Cellular Analysis by Flow Cytometry

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